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After months of talks and at almost the last minute, Britain and the European Union struck a provisional free-trade agreement Thursday that should avert New Year chaos for cross-border traders and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil. With just over a week until…

(Le français suit) Please be advised that the United Kingdom (UK) published their Plant Health Regulation: The Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, which will come into force January 1st, 2021. CFIA is reviewing the requirements for updates to forestry and…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. The purpose of this notice is to inform/remind industry partners that as per current CFIA Fees Notice (invoicing processes), NISC will continue to charge for the verification of import information for Commercial US Beef Shipments, as referred to in subsection…

La version française suit CBSA Accounts Receivable Ledger (ARL) RE: Daily Notices (DN) Schedule for Christmas Day Due to the holiday weekend, the Daily Notices (DN) schedule will be as follows: · Transactions submitted Friday December 25 to Tuesday December 29 2020 will appear on the Daily Notice of…

La version française suit SIMA – Preliminary decision respecting wheat gluten from Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, and Lithuania The preliminary phase of the investigation is now complete. The evidence available to the CBSA indicates that wheat gluten originating in or exported from…

Customs Notice 20-38 1. Effective January 1, 2021, the United Kingdom and certain associated territories will no longer be covered by the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement by virtue of Brexit. This means that eligibility for the Canada-European Union Tariff (CEUT) preferential…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Chapter 08 was published to: i) change the release recommendation from “Refuse Entry” to “Refer to CFIA-NISC” for the following HS codes with the end uses “Human Consumption”, “Further Processing”, “Other End Uses”, “Repacking”, “Samples for Testing” and…

Please find attached the November 2020 EDI report.

Le français suit Please take note that the existing Canadian Green Sawn Wood Certification Program (CGSWCP) described in CFIA's Policy Directive 17-04 has been amended and renamed as the 'Canadian Sawn Wood Certification Program' (CSWCP). The amendment widens the program to include sawn wood that is…

Further to Customs Notice CN20-39 pertaining to Implementation of the United Kingdom Trade Continuity Remission Order, 2021 https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn20-39-eng.html please note the following for completion of the CADEX formatted records: Effective January 1, 2021 importers of…

(le message français suit) EICS/EXCOL Bulletin – statutory holidays December 25, December 28, 2020 and January 1, 2021 are statutory holidays. The Bureau’s offices will be closed. Both EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours. ************************* Bulletin SCEI/CEED - jours…

Customs Notice 20-39 has been published outlining the United Kingdom Trade Continuity Remission Order 1. The Governor General in Council, on recommendation of the Minister of Finance, has issued the United Kingdom Trade Continuity Remission Order, 2021 #20-1135. 2. The United Kingdom Trade…

ARL NOTIFICATION – AVIS GLCC Message No./ Numéro du message: ARL-2020-12-21 – **Amended ** Payment date exceptions for 2021 GLCC-2020-12-21 – ** Modifié ** Dates d'exceptions de paiements pour 2021 Start Date/Time / Date/heure de début : 2021-01-31 End Date/Time / Date/heure de clôture : 2021-12-31…

English Version La version française suit Commercial Client Bulletin Holidays Schedule TCC20–186 Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected NA NA All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. Description The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed…

La version française suit Commercial Client Bulletin Holidays Schedule TCC20–185 Start Date / Time End Date / Time Clients Affected NA NA All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. Description The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) office will be closed on Friday…

As a result of systems changes that were implemented on November 1, 2020, cargo data for flying trucks no longer needs to be manually entered by a BSO and the BSO does not need to manually arrive the goods. Instead, release will occur once the warehouse operator submits the WACM. The above…

Le texte français suit le texte anglais. Chapter 23 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with the end use “Other end uses” originating from New Zealand. 23.09.10.1565 Dog or cat food, commercially cooked, canned. 23.09.10.1566 Dog or cat food, heat-treated and…

CBSA Accounts Receivable Ledger (ARL) RE: Payment date exceptions for 2021 Payments are normally due on the last business day of the month by 16:00 Eastern time. The chart below shows the exceptions for payment due dates in 2021 : Payment exceptions for 2021 Month Due Date Deferred to date January…

(Le français suit) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is providing information to Canadians about the status of petitions for importing and releasing biological control agents in Canada. A table which lists the petition submitted to the CFIA since 2000 has been added on the CFIA's biological…